Hi all, Actually, there is a simple and elegant way to share ethernet connections securely. Basically, go into system preferences, and then click on sharing. Next, highlight the service of internet sharing in the table, but do not check the box yet. VO right, and you can choose where your connection is, i.e. firewire, ethernet, etc. and what you want to share it to. In this case, airport. Next, VO down to the bottom of the screen, and click on the airport options button. This is different from the airport options under the network pane of preferences. From this screen, you can choose whether you want a forty bit WEP key, or a 128 WEP key. If you want a forty bit key, type in a five character long password. If you want a 128 bit, then enter thirteen characters twice. Now, you can close that window, arrow up to the table including your services, and check the box to enable internet sharing.
Hope that helps somebody: I did not realize that creating a computer to computer network was a completely separate thing from sharing ones ethernet connection. Apparently it is, however. So do not go into the airport menu if you want to just share internet among computers. John On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: > I believe that the macintosh's firewall is advanced enough to be able > to support this ability, but the simplified interface to it provided > by "System Preferences: is insufficient to do this. > > Your choices are: > 1. Look at a separate piece of hard ware (ie Airport Base Station ) or > other wireless router. I think you might even be able to manage with > the Airport Express. > 2. Install software that controls the firewall ie I believe there are > at least three packages out there. I have never reviewed them. > 3. Learn the configuration file for the internal Apple Firewall and > configure as you feel appropriate. Tidbits.com's Rich Mogul had a > long piece about the Leopard firewall changes shortly after Leopard > came out. I have not specifically seen any discussions about Snow > Leopard changes to the core firewall. > > Jon > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
